Common starfish

Scientific name: Asterias rubens

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0192

There is no approved picture of this creature yet.

Diet

Bivalve molluscs are among the prey of Asterias rubens.

Evidence: SRC-DSC-B95C53C19E · SRC-DSC-938CE55486Statement code: CLM-ENT0192-DSC-02

During feeding, Asterias rubens everts its cardiac stomach through the mouth over the digestible parts of its prey.

Evidence: SRC-DSC-7A44AA857A · SRC-DSC-B95C53C19EStatement code: CLM-ENT0192-DSC-03

Sources (3)

Sources

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1Asterias rubens — Animal Diversity WebSRC-C540-B04-ADW-ENT0192
2Asterias rubens — GBIF exact species match and classificationSRC-C540-B04-GBIF-ENT0192
3Common starfish (Asterias rubens) - MarLIN - The Marine Life Information NetworkSRC-DSC-938CE55486
4Discovery of a novel neurophysin-associated neuropeptide that triggers cardiac stomach contraction and retraction in starfishSRC-DSC-B95C53C19E
5Papers from the Echinoderm Conference. 2. Etude structurelle et fonctionnelle du tube digestif d’Asterias rubens Linnaeus (Echinodermata: Asteroidea)SRC-DSC-7A44AA857A